Computer Lab Rules, Regulations, and Appropriate Use Policy Agreement

This is the Grainger Computer Lab Usage Agreement. You will not be able to log in to any Grainger Lab Computers until the last page of this agreement has been signed and returned to the Lab Administrator. The following pages contain the Policies and Regulations that govern the usage of the Computer Labs. You are required to read and become familiar with the contents of this document. At the end of this document, you must sign an agreement to abide by these regulations and demonstrate that you understand that your Lab usage privileges can be suspended or revoked if you fail to adhere to these regulations.

Computer Classroom/Labs - Lab Policies - General

This page contains General Use policies. This page consists of two sections:

Grainger Labs Use Policy:

• Access and use of Grainger Labs is a privilege granted to the members of the School of Business community facility- faculty, staff, and students-for scholarly, research, academic and administrative purposes. Computing resources are defined as facilities, equipment, networks, network bandwidth, systems, and personnel. Use of these resources includes World Wide Web, email, applications, courseware, and other sources of electronic communication.
• Members of Grainger Hall community who use the Grainger Lab facilities are expected to do so in an effective, appropriate and ethical manner. Grainger Labs computing resources must be used in a manner that is consistent with the instructional, research and administrative objectives of the academic community in general, and with the purpose for which use of resources and facilities is intended. All activities inconsistent with these objectives are considered to be inappropriate and may jeopardize your continued use of Grainger Labs computing resources.
• Use of Grainger Labs computing resources, depends upon mutual respect and cooperation to ensure that all members of the UW-School of Business community have equal access, privileges, privacy, and protection from interference and harassment.

Grainger Labs User Agreement:

Grainger Labs have the right to monitor, record, and store computing activities of anyone using computing resources. If such monitoring, recording, and storage reveals possible evidence of inappropriate, unethical, or illegal activity, computing system personnel may provide the evidence obtained from monitoring to appropriate university and civic authorities.

Grainger Lab users agree use computing resources in appropriate manners, including, but not limited to:

1. Respecting the intended purposes of computing resources, such as for scholarly, research, academic, administrative and UW- School of Business -sponsored community service purposes.
2. Respecting the stated purpose of computer accounts (for scholarly, research, academic, administrative, and UW-School of business -sponsored community service purposes) and using computer accounts only for the specified purposes.
3. Respecting the dignity and privacy of other users.
4. Respecting the integrity of the systems.
5. Respecting the resource controls of the systems and managing appropriate use of limited storage resources.
6. Respecting the privileges associated with having network connectivity.
7. Respecting the copyright protection of licensed software, media, documentation, and other protected content.
8. Following all University of Wisconsin and UW- School of business, and local, state, and Federal laws related to computing and intellectual property.

Use of Grainger labs computing resources, depends upon mutual respect and cooperation to ensure that all members of the UW-School of Business community have equal access, privileges, privacy, and protection from interference and harassment.

Grainger Lab users agree to refrain from inappropriate uses of computing resources, including, but not limited to:

1. Using any other individual's computer account or password.
2. Using computing resources, facilities, and equipment for commercial gain.
3. Intentionally seeking information on, obtaining copies of, modifying, or tampering with files, tapes, passwords, or any type of data belonging to other users unless specifically authorized to do so by those other users.
4. Using resources to develop or execute programs that could harass other users, infiltrate the systems, damage or alter the software components of the systems, or disrupt UW- School of Business/ Grainger Labs activities.
5. Violating any network-related policy, whether set by the University of Wisconsin, UW- School of Business and Grainger Labs, or a network governing body.
6. Altering or avoiding accounting for the use of computing resources, facilities, and equipment.
7. Making excessive use of resources, controlled or otherwise.
8. Misrepresenting oneself or others through email or other electronic communication.
9. Using, duplicating, or distributing licensed software, media, documentation, or other intellectual property without the express written permission of the original copyright owner.
10. Using unauthorized copies of licensed software.
11. Installing software without proper authorization from Lab personnel.
12. Abusing, harassing, intimidating, threatening, stalking, or discriminating against others through the use of computing resources.
13. Sending obscene, abusive, harassing, or threatening messages to any other individual.
14. Engaging in any activity, vandalism, or mischief that incapacitates, compromises, or destroys Grainger Labs resources.
15. Eating in the labs or possessing food in the labs is prohibited.
16. Drinking in the Labs is allowed ONLY from closed, spill-proof containers. Open containers such as paper or foam cups are not permitted.
17. Lab operating hours and closings are posted. Using the lab while it is closed, whether it is closed after building hours or closed for maintenance, is prohibited.

Click here for a printable form that you must sign and return to the Grainger Hall Lab Administrator.